cum laude

the journey is done...finally!!

on may 16th josh's year of hard work and tireless hours in the basement studying paid off with an awesome graduation ceremony at Notre Dame du Lac. Just a little trivia for you this is ND actual name: Our Lady of the Lakes. the weekend was packed with 2 ceremonies, a graduation party and visiting with family.

i am so proud of the work josh has put in to this and now he'll join the work force again next week as he starts at Whirlpool as a Senior Financial Analyst. we're excited to see what the future has in store but are simply enjoying having more time together.




congrats honey on graduating with honors...cum laude!!

saturday's MBA graduation

only 22 more years girl and you can graduate from ND too.

sunday's graduation in the football stadium

speaker: brian williams

graduation party highlights...
awesome chocolate cake!
awesome fruit bowl- handcarved by martha...thanks martha for all your creativity

happy mother's day

a day devoted to the thing i love doing the most...being a mom! how awesome is that!
josh is quickly teaching elle the importance of spoiling mamma on this day. first with a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers sent to school on friday...loved the smell and brightness all day. then on sunday they brought me pancakes in bed! elle loves to help cook up food in the kitchen, mixing it herself. she snuggled up with me in bed and ate pancakes and strawberries together with some sunday cartoons. we had a great time a church and then came home for a fun lunch with gram, gramps, and aunt sue. and as if flowers weren't enough josh said i could start looking for a new computer...woohoo!! so let the shopping begin

elle is such a joy to have in our life. she makes us smile all the time and each day she learns more and more. it's amazing to think she's ours and what a blessing it is to raise her and teach her about God's love- which she shows everyday. maybe we learn from her too!!

i'm excited for next mother's day to have 2 amazing kids to love!